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Portable classrooms for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as shooting victim is remembered
The British Columbia government says portable facilities are arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow…
Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government to conceal exploding costs…
Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees
OTTAWA — An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black…
AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a…
People – and robots – are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China
BEIJING (AP) — It’s not just people — in China, the robots are also getting…
Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review
OTTAWA — Canada’s former top public servant Janice Charette will serve as the country’s chief…
Car dealers still seeking reimbursement for EVs sold under old rebates program
OTTAWA — The reborn federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today —…
Carney strategy for defence industry pledges 125,000 jobs, sweeping policy changes
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting…
B.C. budget eyes staffing but finance minister says no big service cuts or tax hikes
The British Columbia government won’t be making big service cuts or raising taxes in the…
Fact File: Why it’s tough to verify some of Carney’s claims about ‘protected’ jobs
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how…
U.S. senators express support for trade pact as Trump questions CUSMA’s future
WASHINGTON — United States lawmakers expressed support for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade during a…
What to know about the counter drone technology that triggered the closure of the El Paso airspace
The government’s ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has…
Federal public servants seek legal advice as they face job cuts
OTTAWA — Several law firms in Ottawa say they’re getting an influx of calls from…
Dominic LeBlanc to lead large trade mission to Mexico next week
OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade is leading a large delegation to…
Newfoundland’s COVID-19 travel restriction a justifiable Charter infringement: court
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction…
Quebec political, business leaders backing Montreal’s bid to host NATO defence bank
MONTREAL — Montreal has become the latest Canadian city to put its name forward to…
Canada Soccer strikes lucrative new rights deal, projects massive financial boost
Canada Soccer has successfully reworked its controversial rights deal with Canadian Soccer Business, with the…
‘Nomadic lifestyle’ of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
TUMBLER RIDGE — A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse…
Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA — Federal public health officials say an open freezer door caused the loss of…
Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an…
Airlines say federal probe disproves unpaid work claims, but Ottawa wants more data
OTTAWA — Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their…
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that major leaguers will…
History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was…
TSB says still ‘too early’ to determine cause of Pearson plane crash, one year later
TORONTO — It’s still “too early” to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta…